• Doom@lemmy.world
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      Tampons wick away fluid, it’s their primary purpose. Vaginas are never meant to be dry. If you wear a tampon that is designed to wick away a lot of moisture on a low flow day it will dry you out which may cause an infection and lead to toxic shock syndrome - TSS. The L is low, R is regular, but higher ones exists. The goal is to use the lowest absorbancy necessary.

      This page has a pretty good article about it.

      • Ecco the dolphin@lemmy.ml
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        It’s good we have you here. Your ability to use context clues really came in clutch. Don’t have to worry about finding someone who uses these alien devices to explain them.

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          I kind of needed it cause i never hear “regular” as a size, only “medium”, so i was hung up on the R

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      Okay, serious answer here. Please don’t believe these other jokers (except for the ones who posted the serious and sensible links.)

      Here's how it goes.

      Not getting into the actual mechanics of how periods work, the system is pretty simple. It’s “Light, Regular, and Super”.

      Most period-havers I know typically have a light flow on their first day as a little warning that the next two or three days (or seven, if you’re a REALLY lucky genetic lottery winner) are gonna be basically Noah’s First Plague.

      After the really rough part of the downpour has dried out, you’re supposed to downshift from Super to Regular, then down to Light or just use pantiliners until the bleeding stops.

      Most folks use Supers or pads at night, or if they’re planning on doing something where bathroom breaks aren’t guaranteed, like long road trips or theater performances. Never leave one in for longer than 8 hours. You have a slight risk of developing something called Toxic Shock Syndrome where a sudden explosion of bacterial growth can send you on a potentially one-way trip to the ER. (Not very likely, literally 1 in 1000 odds. But 0 sounds pretty good to me, so I never leave them in for too long.

      Size does NOT matter here, capacity does. And so does application. Every tampon will absorb moisture, but if you put in a Super on a Light day, it can lead to some seriously uncomfortable dryness. Everyone has their own preference for brands and type, since some may have ingredients (like fragrances or residual cotton pesticides or certain kinds of plastic) they’re allergic to. Or, y’know, boycotting Unilever or Procter & Gambel is also pretty based.

      If you’re asked to pick up a box, the person issuing the fetch quest will make those specifications for you. If you wanna score extra points on the quest reward, ask them if they want Midol too. It’s usually in the pharmacy section, roughly in the same area as Aleve and Tylenol.

      Hope that clears it up.

  • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.ca
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    Fun fact: The L and the R don’t actually mean “Large” and “regular”. they stand for “Lotta Blood” and “REALLY lotta blood”. So it’s reversed. Gotta be careful about that.

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    For left handed or right handed insertion, obviously.

    L for the days you are losing so much blood it’s worrying. R for regular amount.

  • f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz
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    I read an interview with an escort with two vaginas. She used one for business and one for pleasure. No joke. 😅

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    I have a wife and can confirm it’s the size, i.e. regular or large. If you have a large cooter, then you use the large. Smaller women use the regular or small.

    • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
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      I’m maybe getting whooshed here, but it’s light, regular and super. They are different sizes, but it’s determined by the flow level of the day, not body or vagina size.

      So, many people will use a combination of absorbency levels over the course of the period. There is also super+ and super++.

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        No no, I’m certain. I do have a wife after all. I’m practically an expert